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Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.