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The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
