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 gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Pleasure bought with pain does harm.

Pleasure bought with pain does harm.

They will swear black is white.

They will swear black is white.

In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.

In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.

One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.