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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
