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He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
