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Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
