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A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
