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He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.