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God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.