A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

Evening words are not like to morning.

Evening words are not like to morning.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.