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In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
