There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.