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Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.