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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where read more
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where they say the Catholick Religion is
professed with greatest strictness).
Hier lies that should fetch a perfect woman over the coles.
Hier lies that should fetch a perfect woman over the coles.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
