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Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.