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A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.