Thomas Tusser Quotes

HAST thou a Friend, as heart may wish at will?
Then use him so, to have his friendship still.
Would'st have a Friend, would'st know what friend is best?
Have God thy friend who passeth all the rest.

At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.

Who goeth a borrowing
Goeth a sorrowing.

To death we must stoop, be we high, be we low,
But how and how suddenly few be that know -,
What carry we then but a sheet to the grave,
To cover this carcass, of all that we have?"

Naught venture naught have.

Dry sun, dry wind;
Safe bind, safe find.

God sendeth and giveth both mouth and the meat.

'T is merry in hall
Where beards wag all.

Such mistress, such Nan,
Such master, such man.

At Christmas be merry and thankful withal,
And feast thy poor neighbors, the great with the small.

Yet true it is, as cow chews cud And trees at spring do yield forth bud,
Except wind stands as never it stood,
It is an ill wind turns none to good.