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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
[Lat., Idem Accio quod Titio jus esto.]
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.