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A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
