What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

One picture is worth ten thousand words.

One picture is worth ten thousand words.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.

They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.