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If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
