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Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!