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Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.