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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.