How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.

He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.

Small things become the small.

Small things become the small.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

Omittance is no quittance.

Omittance is no quittance.