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My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.