Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wode has erys, felde has sigt.

Wode has erys, felde has sigt.

For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.

For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.

The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.