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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure read more
There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged,
and the disease in a great measure removed.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
