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Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.