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Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.