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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in read more
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat
Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
