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A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
