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Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.