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A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
