Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.

Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.

'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more

'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?