Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.

Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

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.