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The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]