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Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.