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When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
