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Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.