A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Time flies never to be recalled.

Time flies never to be recalled.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.