An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

Craft against vice I must apply.

Craft against vice I must apply.

Hee that lives well is learned enough.

Hee that lives well is learned enough.

Trust the rest to the gods.

Trust the rest to the gods.

It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.

It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.