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The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.