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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.