The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

With winsome cruelty she refuses.

With winsome cruelty she refuses.

In the end truth will out.

In the end truth will out.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Integrity is praised and starves.