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Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."