Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

The scalded head feares cold water.

The scalded head feares cold water.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

To err is human.

To err is human.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.