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Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
