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Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
