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The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
