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Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.