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He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.