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The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
The eyes have one language every where.
The eyes have one language every where.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"