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Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.