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The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.
Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
