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The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.