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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.