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He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
