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When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
The silver livery of advised age.
The silver livery of advised age.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).