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He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?