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Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
