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Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.