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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
