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You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.