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Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.