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Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.