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To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
