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Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
It's more paine to doe nothing then something.
It's more paine to doe nothing then something.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]