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A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.