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Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.