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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.