To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more

To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.

If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.

The body is more drest then the soule.

The body is more drest then the soule.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.