Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.

Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.

Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.