Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.

He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.

He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

You stick in the same mire.

You stick in the same mire.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.