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The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.