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Give loosers leave to talke.
Give loosers leave to talke.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
