Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

We have to thank God for this retirement.

We have to thank God for this retirement.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Coming events cast their shadows before.

Coming events cast their shadows before.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

He enters the port with a full sail.

He enters the port with a full sail.

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.

Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.