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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
