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He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
All that shakes falles not.
All that shakes falles not.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.