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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]