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One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.