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Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
