What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.

Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.