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Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to read more
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.