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Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.