What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.

What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

How use doth breed a habit in a man!

How use doth breed a habit in a man!

When God will, no winde but brings raine.

When God will, no winde but brings raine.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]

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

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

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.