Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.