Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.

Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.

If folly were griefe every house would weepe.

If folly were griefe every house would weepe.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!

How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.