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Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in read more
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
