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Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
