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It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]