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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
