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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
