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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.