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Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
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.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.