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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
