As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.