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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
