Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

As lyke as one pease is to another.

When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they make them past grace, and leave them rich executors of goods, and poor executors of godliness, then it is no marvel that the son being left rich by his father's will, becomes reckless by his own will.

A comely olde man as busie as a bee.

Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.

The rattling thunderbolt hath but his clap, the lightning but his flash, and as they both come in a moment, so do they both end in a minute.