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If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
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.]
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.