The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.

He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.

A bitter drug oft brings relief.

A bitter drug oft brings relief.