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Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
