Sir Roger L'Estrange ( 10 of 16 )
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
