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Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]