When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an exception.

How glorious it is -- and also how painful -- to be an exception.

But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
[Lat., read more

But when he (man) shall have been taken from sight, he quickly
goes also out of mind.
[Lat., Cum autem sublatus fuerit ab oculis, etiam cito transit a
mente.]

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.