The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts not.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men, leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn’d.