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Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]