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 To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
 [To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more 
 To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
 [To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.] 
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
 I dare do all that may become a man;
 Who dares do more is none.  
 I dare do all that may become a man;
 Who dares do more is none. 
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.