The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.

He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.

God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.

God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

In every Art it is good to have a master.

In every Art it is good to have a master.

Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.

Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.