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The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
