The woman that deliberates is lost.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

With but a plank between them and their fate.

With but a plank between them and their fate.

One swallow does not make spring.

One swallow does not make spring.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

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

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

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.