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The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.