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A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
