Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.

Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.

To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

It takes two to make a quarrel.

It takes two to make a quarrel.