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Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.