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I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.