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If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.