In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.

To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

To gaine teacheth how to spend.

To gaine teacheth how to spend.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.