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If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
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.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.