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A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.
Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.