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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
