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Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.