The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

Common report is not always wrong.

Common report is not always wrong.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

Young in limbs, in judgment old.

Young in limbs, in judgment old.

We are not born for ourselves alone.

We are not born for ourselves alone.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

We get blows and return them.

We get blows and return them.

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

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