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We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
