Wisdom Quotes — page 484

A man maie well bring a horse to the water, but he can not make him drinke without he will.

Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule At rouers, to rob Peter and paie Poule.

... Be they wynners or loosers, … beggers should be no choosers.

Well aunt (quoth Ales) all is well that endes well. Ye Ales, of a good begynnyng comth a good end.

To hold with the hare and run with the hound.

She speaketh as she would créepe into your bosome. And when the meale mouth hath woon the bottome of your stomake, than will the pickthanke it tell To your most enmies, you to bye and fell. To tell tales out of schoole, that is hir great …

Two heddis are better then one.

... Better is to boow then breake. It hurteth not the tounge to geue fayre wurdis. The rough net is not the best catcher of Burdis. Sense ye can nought wyn, if ye can not please, Best is to suffre: For of sufferance comth ease.

And also I shall to reueng former hurtis, Hold their noses to grinstone, and syt on theyr skurtis.

That muche is my bowe bent to shoote at these marks, And kyll feare, when the sky falth we shall haue larks.

A hard beginnyng makth a good endyng.

While betweene two stooles my taile goe to the ground.

When the iron is hot, strike.

Weddyng is desteny, And hangyng likewise.

The tide tarrieth no man.

He that will not whan he may, Whan he would, he shall haue nay.

Beaten with his owne rod.

The more hast the lesse speede.

And once their hasty heat a little controlled, Than perceive they well, hot love soon cold. And when hasty witless mirth is mated well, Good to be merry and wise, they think and feel.

And ones their hastie heate a littell controlde, Than perceiue they well, hotte love soone colde. And whan hasty witlesse mirth is mated weele, Good to be mery and wise, they thinke and feele.

Beware of, Had I wist.

All a green willow, willow, All a green willow is my garland.