Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.

Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

He will burne his house, to warme his hands.

We are fooles one to another.

We are fooles one to another.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.