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Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.