A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.

However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.

Conversation makes one what he is.

Conversation makes one what he is.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

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.

No hair so small but hath his shadow.

No hair so small but hath his shadow.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.

There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.