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When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.