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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
