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Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.