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Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
