Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.

An undertaking beset with danger.

An undertaking beset with danger.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.