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It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.