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Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
 In every age and clime we see,
 Two of a trade can ne'er agree.  
 In every age and clime we see,
 Two of a trade can ne'er agree. 
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.