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We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.