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The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make read more
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make it at least, a merry-go-round,
By--sending the wine round too.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
