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He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything read more
Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything at the proper time.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.