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I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.