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Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.