Health without money is halfe an ague.

Health without money is halfe an ague.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.

Rivers neede a spring.

Rivers neede a spring.

Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]

Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

It is a kingly act to help the fallen.

It is a kingly act to help the fallen.