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We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.