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Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.