The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.

The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Man Proposeth, God disposeth.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.