A penny spar'd is twice got.

A penny spar'd is twice got.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

He that once hitts, is ever bending.

He that once hitts, is ever bending.

A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.

A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

They have learnt life's lessons.

They have learnt life's lessons.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.