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A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.