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To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else read more
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
I give not gold for mere expectations.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.