Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!

Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.

Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.

Men's language is as their lives.

Men's language is as their lives.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.

Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.