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If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.