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A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
