Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise.Some people have practical wisdom rather than book wisdom.
Reginald Poe Carelock
Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise.Some people have practical wisdom rather than book wisdom.
Old Maids lead Apes there, where the old Batchelors are turn’d to Apes.Better to lead apes in hell than to be one.
A little House well fill’d, a little Field well till’d, and a little Wife well will’d, are great Riches.It doesn’t have to be big to be good.
Full of courtesie, full of craft.Be careful of praise, it may have ulterior motives.
By diligence and patience, the mouse bit in two the cable.Steady and methodical will eventually get you where you wish to go.
Approve not of him who commends all you say.Be aware of those that flatter you.
Bad Commentators spoil the best of books, So God sends meat (they say) the devil Cooks.Even good things can be made bad, so be careful who you deal with.
Look before, or you’ll find yourself behind.Look before you leap, think before commit.
Fools multiply folly.If you don’t learn from your mistakes things will only get worse.
What one relishes, nourishes.Enjoy your life and it will be a healthy life.
Take this remark from Richard poor and lame, Whate’er’s begun in anger ends in shame.You need to stay cool when dealing with difficult situations or you can make it worse.
In success be moderate.Don’t gloat over your success.
No man e’er was glorious, who was not laborious.Work hard to attain greatness.
Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.Be moderate in all of your habits.
Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.You have to be discriminating in both praise and insults.
Where carcasses are, eagles will gather, And where good laws are, much people flock thither.Both good and bad draws a crowd.
Many dishes many diseases, Many medicines few cures.It is easier to eat yourself into illness than cure it.
Without justice, courage is weak.Even courage has to have an end in sight which is justice.
You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.If you marry a beautiful woman you will always have to worry about rivals.
Better slip with foot than tongue.Nothing is worse than saying something that can’t be unsaid, at least broken bones heal.
Principiis obsta. [Latin: Resist the first advances].Don’t take the first deal or offer, wait and you will get a better deal.
Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please.Cut bait or fish, in other words to get anywhere you have to pitch in and work.
If evils come not, then our fears are vain: And if they do, Fear but augments the pain.Fear is an emotion, and as such should be controlled as it does us harm whether real or not.
There’s small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged.Putting some one down does little to them but these kinds of words may come back to haunt you.
Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; And neither fear nor wish the Approaches of the last.A clear conscience will allow you to enjoy your life and face everything with calm confidence.
A Lie stands on 1 leg, Truth on 2.Lies are shaky and never stand up but the truth does.