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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.