Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.

Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

Castles are Forrests of stones.

Castles are Forrests of stones.

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.

Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.