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He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
