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A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
