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As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.