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Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]