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To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
