We have to thank God for this retirement.

We have to thank God for this retirement.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

A fault is fostered by concealment.

A fault is fostered by concealment.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.