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Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
