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Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.