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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In read more
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
