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Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.