Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.

A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.

Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]

Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]