Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

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.

Death keepes no Calender.

Death keepes no Calender.

The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.

The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

Let him fry in his own grease.

Let him fry in his own grease.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

Fooles give to please all but their owne.

Fooles give to please all but their owne.