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All our pompe the earth covers.
All our pompe the earth covers.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.