A small heart hath small desires.

A small heart hath small desires.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.

Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.

Much matter decocted into few words.

Much matter decocted into few words.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.

Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.