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One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.