Springes to catch woodcocks.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
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When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

It is not permitted that we should know everything.

It is not permitted that we should know everything.

When in doubt, do nowt.

When in doubt, do nowt.