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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).