Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.