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A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.