O what a sight were Man, if his attires Did alter with his minde; And like a dolphins skinne, his clothes combin’d With his desires!
A verse may find him whom a sermon flies, And turn delight into a sacrifice...
A good digestion turneth all to health.
Advise none to marry or go to war.
On a good bargain think twice.
A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.
Mend your clothes and you may hold out this year.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arm.
Good and quickly seldom meet.
Lend only what you can afford to lose.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
I had rather ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.
Persons unmask their evilest qualities when they do quarrel.
Learn weeping, and thou shalt gain laughing.
God provides for him that trusteth.
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
Where your will is ready, your feet are light.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
Good workmen are seldom rich.
Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speaks something good.