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If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.