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There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.