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Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.