Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Ships feare fire more then water.

Ships feare fire more then water.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Successful villany is called virtue.

Successful villany is called virtue.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.