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Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.