If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.

If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.

He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.

To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more

To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.