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Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
