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I have other fish to fry.
I have other fish to fry.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
