If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

There was not a greater gourmand living.

There was not a greater gourmand living.

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.

No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.