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The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
