Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.

Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.

Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.