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The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
