There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

Too much taking heede is losse.

Too much taking heede is losse.

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.

Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.