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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.