Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.

Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.

The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]

Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]

Flies are busiest about leane horses.

Flies are busiest about leane horses.