There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.

A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.

If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

An injury may prove a blessing.

An injury may prove a blessing.

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.