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Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
