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The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.