We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.

The scalded head feares cold water.

The scalded head feares cold water.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.

When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.

Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.