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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for read more
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because read more
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because she may not, does.