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The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
