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At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.