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The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
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.]
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
