Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.

Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]

One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]

Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.

Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.