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He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.