He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

All are not merry that dance lightly.

All are not merry that dance lightly.

Hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.