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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Many friends in generall, one in speciall.
Many friends in generall, one in speciall.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
