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Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.