Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more

Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.