“Better halfe a loafe than no bread.”
Source: Remaines concerning Britaine, their languages, names, surnames: allusions ...
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Famous William Camden Quotes
“Wisdom is at all times the least burdensome traveling pack.”
“He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.”
Source: Remaines of a greater worke, concerning Britaine [signed M.N.] 2 pt. [Another]
“The sea hath fish for every man.”
Source: Remains Concerning Britain
“Better a bad excuse, than none at all.”
Source: Remaines concerning Britaine: Their Languages, Names, Surnames ...
“An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.”
Source: Remains Concerning Britain
“All the proof of a pudding is in the eating.”
Source: Remains Concerning Britain
“Betwixt the stirrup and the ground Mercy I asked, mercy I found.”
“It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.”
Source: Remaines of a greater worke, concerning Britaine [signed M.N.] 2 pt. [Another]