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No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.