The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.

But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.

Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).

Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.

She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

The woman that deliberates is lost.