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If thou art terrible to many, then beware of many.
[Lat., Multis terribilis, caveto multos.]
If thou art terrible to many, then beware of many.
[Lat., Multis terribilis, caveto multos.]
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath
two strings, a title of present right read more
So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath
two strings, a title of present right and another to provide for
future possibility or chance.
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, read more
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men read more
Archers ever
Have two strings to bow; and shall great Cupid
(Archer of archers both in men and women),
Be worse provided than a common archer?
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.