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At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.