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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.