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Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
