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Defi. Choyce doth belong vnto the minde, and is eyther of the power of knowing, or of appe∣tite; it is the will of man, and more noble part of his mind, alwaies ioyned with reason.
HE that makes his choyce vvithout dis∣cretion, doth sow his corne he vvots not
when, and reapes he knowes not what.
It is better to brooke an inconuenience thē a mischiefe; and to be counted a little fond, then altogether foolish.
In choosing a vvife, choose her not for the shape of her body, but for the good qualities of her mind; not for her outward person, but her inward perfection.
He that chooseth an apple by the skin, and a man by his face, may be deceiued in the one, and ouershot in the other.
Hee that is free, and willingly runneth into fetters, is a foole, and whosoeuer becommeth captiue vvithout constraint, may be thought eyther wilfull or witlesse.
Election in loue is beauty, in vvisedome happines.
If the eye bee the chooser, the delight is short, if the vvill, the end is want, if reason, the effect is wisedome. Theopom.
If thou choose beauty, it fadeth, if riches, they wast, if friends, they vvaxe false, if wise∣dome, she continues.
Choose thy friend, not by his many vowes, but by his vertuous actions: for who dooth well without boast, is woorthy to be counted a good man, but he that vowes much, & per∣formes nothing, is a right worldling. Chilo.
They that hunt after glory, pursue smoke, they that chuse it immoderatly, haue mighty desasters, but they that despise it, are true Philosophers.
In choosing a Magistrate, respect not the riches he hath, but the vertues he enioyeth; for the rich man in honor, feareth not to co∣uet, the vertuous man in all fortunes is made for his Country. Solon.
It is a presage of good fortune to young maydens, when flowers fall from their hats, falshood from theyr harts, and inconstancie from their choyce.
Choyce is soonest deceaued in these three things, in Brokers vvares, Courtiers promi∣ses, and womens constancies.
Ielousie is the fruite of rash election.
Men choose Aduocates by theyr many cli∣ants, Phisitions by theyr sundry cures, and wiues by their rich possessions.
VVee choose a fayre day by the gray mor∣ning, the stout Moyle by his sturdy limmes, but in choyse of pleasure, we haue no electi∣on, sith they yeeld no vse. Bodinus.
Horace prayseth the table, on vvhich is no∣thing that hath beene bought; and loue that beauty wherin nothing is sophisticate.
Zeno of all vertues made his choyce of si∣lence;
for by it sayth he, I heare other mens imperfections, and conceale mine owne.
All sweet choyce is sower, being compared with the sower choyce of sweet loue.
VVho chooseth loue, chooseth feare and teares.
VVith credite and honour the choyce of labour is profitable.
After the choyce of a momentary pleasure, ensueth an endlesse calamity.
Artimesia the Queene, beeing demaunded what choyce should be vsed in loue; quoth she, imitate the good Lapidaries, who mesure not the nature of the stone by the outward hewe, but by the inward vertue.
So many Countries, so many lawes, so ma∣ny choyces, so many seuerall opinions.
Hee that chooseth eyther loue or royaltie, will neuer choose a companion.
A little packe becomes a small Pedler, and a meane choyce an humble conceit.
Such a saint, such an offering, like vvit, like choyce.
Electio non est de praeterito sed de futuro.
Plut.
Liber esse non potest cui affectus imperant, & cupiditates dominantur.