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By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
God helps those who help themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
