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The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
This victory will be your I ruin.
This victory will be your I ruin.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]