The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.

To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

All our sweetest hours fly fastest.

All our sweetest hours fly fastest.