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Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.