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Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.