Omittance is no quittance.

Omittance is no quittance.

Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

A gentle houswife marres the houshold.

A gentle houswife marres the houshold.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

This division of labour will lessen the task.

This division of labour will lessen the task.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.