Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.

Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.

It adds to the glory both of soule and body.

It adds to the glory both of soule and body.

Idle people have the least leisure.

Idle people have the least leisure.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.