Maxioms by George Herbert
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee; but before
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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee; but before
Mayst rule it, as thou list: and pour the shame,
Which it would pour on thee, upon the floor.
It is most just to throw that on the ground,
Which would throw me there, if I keep the round.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.