But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.

A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.