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Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the nail on the head.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.