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A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
