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'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.