Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.

They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.

Aske much to have a little.

Aske much to have a little.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.

Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.

What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]