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The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
