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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.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
