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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 man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
