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Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.