Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?

Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

A man that is warned is half armed.

A man that is warned is half armed.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.