Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

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

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

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.

A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.