The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.

However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.

It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.

We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more

We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.