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If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
