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Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.
The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]