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Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.