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The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
