Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.

Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

A woman's general. What should we fear?

A woman's general. What should we fear?

The first blow is as much as two.

The first blow is as much as two.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

He that hath little is the lesse durtie.

He that hath little is the lesse durtie.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.

Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.