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Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.