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We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.