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A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Hope is a waking dream.
Hope is a waking dream.