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A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
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 deafe gaines the injury.
The deafe gaines the injury.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
