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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.