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To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
