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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.