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He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
