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What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
