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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.