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Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.