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The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
