You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.

It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.

An undertaking beset with danger.

An undertaking beset with danger.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.