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No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.