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If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
