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Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]