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Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
