There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.

I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

The slothful is the servant of the counters.

The slothful is the servant of the counters.

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.