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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.