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It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
