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The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
