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There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]