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The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.