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Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.