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They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.