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When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
There's always a shot in the locker.
There's always a shot in the locker.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Thus one thing requires assistance from another, and joins in
friendly help.
Thus one thing requires assistance from another, and joins in
friendly help.