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There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
