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The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.