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Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.