Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.

For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.