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We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.
Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
