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Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.