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So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Health without money is halfe an ague.
Health without money is halfe an ague.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.