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Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.