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I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.