A white wall is the paper of a foole.

A white wall is the paper of a foole.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

We see not our own backs.

We see not our own backs.

Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.

Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.

He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.

He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.

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

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

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.

Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.