Who dainties love shall beggars prove.

Who dainties love shall beggars prove.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

Prettiness dies first.

Prettiness dies first.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.