Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.

You are his father by nature, I by counsel.

You are his father by nature, I by counsel.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

Take heed lest you stumble.

Take heed lest you stumble.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.

Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.