Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.

Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

Good is god, but better carries it.

Good is god, but better carries it.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.

The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.