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Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
