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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
