I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

Health without money is halfe an ague.

Health without money is halfe an ague.

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 cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more

The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.

Frugality is one thing, avarice another.

Frugality is one thing, avarice another.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.