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He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?