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Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
