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Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.