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All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.