Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

The chiefe boxe of health is time.

The chiefe boxe of health is time.

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly read more

The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly dear.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

And maidens call it--Love in idleness.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.