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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.