He who is first in time has the prior right.

He who is first in time has the prior right.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.

Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.

Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]