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To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.