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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
