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Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.