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The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
