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Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.