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Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.