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I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church
still.
Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church
still.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
