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Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
