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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
