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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.