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.

An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.

Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.

Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

Something must be allowed to custom.

Something must be allowed to custom.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

The Smith and his penny both are black.