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Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
