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Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
