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Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.