The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.