Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.