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A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
