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Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
