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Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
