I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.

Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

Every tub must stand upon its bottom.

Every tub must stand upon its bottom.

This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

No creature smarts so little as a fool.

No creature smarts so little as a fool.