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Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.