Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.

Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.

Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?