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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?