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Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
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.]
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
