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To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.