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In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.