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A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
