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When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.