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Yeeres know more then bookes.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
