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Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.