I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.

He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.

To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.