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First come, first served.
First come, first served.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
A small heart hath small desires.
A small heart hath small desires.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
The worst punishment of all is, that in the court of his own
conscience no guilty man is acquitted.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.