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Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
