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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
There's always a shot in the locker.
There's always a shot in the locker.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]