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Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more
She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.