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He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.