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Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
