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Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.