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There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.