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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
