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Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
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.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
