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As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize
our age.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize
our age.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a
stone, it will return upon him.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a
stone, it will return upon him.
As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.
[Sp., Ut sementem feceris, ita metes.]
As thou sowest, so shalt thou reap.
[Sp., Ut sementem feceris, ita metes.]
It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
[Sp., Al freir de los huevos lo vera.]
It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.
[Sp., Al freir de los huevos lo vera.]
O! lady, we receive but what we give,
And in our life alone doth nature live;
Ours read more
O! lady, we receive but what we give,
And in our life alone doth nature live;
Ours is her wedding garment, ours her shroud!
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
before--consequences that read more
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible
consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went
before--consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.
