Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.

Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more

Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

Good is the mora that makes all sure.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Idleness ruins the constitution.