There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more

He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

A woman the leader of the enterprise.

A woman the leader of the enterprise.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.