Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.

I gave my whole heart up, for him to hold.

The lyf so short, the craft so longe to lerne. Th' assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge, The dredful joye, alwey that slit so yerne; Al this mene I be love... For out of olde feldes, as men seith, Cometh al this new corn fro yeer to yere; And out of olde bokes, in good feith, Cometh al this newe science that men lere.

To keep demands as much skill as to win.

Great peace is found in little busy-ness.

Fie on possession, But if a man be vertuous withal.