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There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.