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The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
