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He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Love makes a good eye squint.
Love makes a good eye squint.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.