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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
