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Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.