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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
