We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.

To a good spender God is the Treasurer.

To a good spender God is the Treasurer.

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.

The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.