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'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
