Tuesday, 1 December 2020

A Bit Of 16th Century Wisdom.

 Quotes & Proverbs from the past.


" As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it. "

" He that cannot obey cannot command. "

" After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile. "

"  Four eyes see more than two. "

" Better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. "

" Cut your coat according to your cloth. "

" If you run after two hares you will catch neither. "

"A little pot is soon hot. "

" Never choose your women or linen by candlelight. "

" A slice of a cut loaf isn't missed. "

" When things are at the worst they begin to mend. " 

" Why keep a dog and bark yourself? "

" Young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools. "

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