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The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.