[196:A] "There are perilous times at hande by reason of some that vnder pretence of godlynesse turne true godlynesse vp side down, and so prate boastynglye of themselues as thoughe the Christian religion consisted in wordes and not rather in purenesse of herte."--_Udall._ [197:A] "The tunge is but a litel membre, and reiseth greet thingis. Lo hou litel fier breuneth a ful greet word: and our tunge is fier, the unyversitie of wickidnesse."--_St James._ Translation of Wiclif. [198:A] In the "Parlament of Byrdes," written somewhere about 1550, the chough, or Cornish crow, is thus admonished, in very similar strains to the above: "Thou Cornysshe, quod the Hauke, by thy wil Say well, and holde thee styll." [198:B] The following wisdom-chips may be commended to these unfortunates: "Affectation of wisdom often prevents our being wise"; "The man who knows most knows his own ignorance"; "Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much: wisdom is humble that he knows no more." [199:A] "Thou hast hearde of many a man, Tongue breaketh bone and it selfe hath none." --The "Parlament of Byrdes," _c._ 1550. [199:B] "Raise not the credit of your wit at the expense of your judgment." [200:A] "Beaucoup de bruit, peu de fruit," as the expressive French jingle has it. [201:A] "By a fole in the prouerbes is pryncypally vnderstande him that in folowynge his awne councell defendeth infydelyte and the vnknowing of God for trueth and hyghe wysdome."--_Matthew._ [202:A] "A foole and his monie be soone at debate Which after with sorrow repents him too late." --TUSSER'S _Husbandrie_, 1580. [203:A] "No creature smarts so little as a fool."--_Pope._ [206:A] "A fault denied is twice committed, And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse for the excuse."--_Shakespeare._ [207:A] And again in another passage-- "O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery." [208:A] In France they say, "Il est bien avancé qui a bien commencé." In both English and French versions there is a certain ring that helps the memory. [209:A] "Industrie is a qualitie procedying of Wytte and Experience by whyche a man perceyveth quickely, inuenteth freshely, and counsayleth spedily: wherfore they that be called industrious do most craftely and depely vnderstand in al affayres what is expedient, and by what meanes or wayes they may sonest exployte them. Those thingis in whome other men trauayle these lightley and with facilitie spedeth, and findeth new wayes and meanes to bring to effecte that he deseyreth."--_Sir Thomas Elyot._ [212:A] "To dread no eye, and to fear no tongue is the great and blessed prerogative of the innocent life"; "Man is a thinking being, whether he will or not--all he can do, then, is to turn his thoughts aright."