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Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
