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Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.