What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.

Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.

Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

The House shewes the owner.

The House shewes the owner.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.

The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.