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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.