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To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?