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Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.