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Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
