'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

He that serves, must serve.

He that serves, must serve.

The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.

The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.

One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.

One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.

When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.

When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.

The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.

The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.