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The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
Our content
Is our best having.
Our content
Is our best having.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.