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Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon read more
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.