When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.

Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.