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He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
