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You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
