By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

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.