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Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
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).
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
