Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.

Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

He that riseth first, is first drest.

He that riseth first, is first drest.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.