Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.

Every animal loves itself.

Every animal loves itself.

Give me the ocular proof.

Give me the ocular proof.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

By many indignities we come to dignities.

By many indignities we come to dignities.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.

Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]

Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]

You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.

You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.