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God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
