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The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.