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Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.