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A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more
Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.