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What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.