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If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Love makes a good eye squint.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]