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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.