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That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's read more
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.