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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
Humble Hearts have humble desires.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
