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With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
