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You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.