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Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
