A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.

Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.

How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.