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Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
