Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.