How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

The finishing stroke of all sorrow.

The finishing stroke of all sorrow.

The tongue talkes at the heads cost.

The tongue talkes at the heads cost.

Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.

Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]

One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let the dead bury the dead.