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The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.