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Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.