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Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.