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A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.