The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.

For washing his hands, none sels his lands.

For washing his hands, none sels his lands.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

How well I feathered by nest.

How well I feathered by nest.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.