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So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.