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A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.