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Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
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.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]