Short boughs, long vintage.

Short boughs, long vintage.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.

Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.

Content is more than a kingdom.

Content is more than a kingdom.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more

When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.

Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.

Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.