I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.

A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.

Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.

No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.