Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.

It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.

He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.

He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

The noise is greater then the nuts.

The noise is greater then the nuts.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.