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The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
