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Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.