The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

The first dish pleaseth all.

The first dish pleaseth all.

The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.

That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.