It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

The folly of one man is the fortune of another.

Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more

O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

By doing nothing we learne to do ill.

By doing nothing we learne to do ill.