John Heywood Quote

... Better is to boow then breake.
It hurteth not the tounge to geue fayre wurdis.
The rough net is not the best catcher of Burdis.
Sense ye can nought wyn, if ye can not please,
Best is to suffre: For of sufferance comth ease.

… Better is to bow than break. It hurts not the tongue to give faire words. The rough net is not the best catcher of Birds. Since you can not win, if you can not please, Best is to suffer: For of sufferance comes ease. - Proverbs (1546)