As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

The blind eate many a flie.

The blind eate many a flie.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

The wife is the key of the house.

The wife is the key of the house.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.