In ancient times all things were cheape
'Tis good to look before you leape
When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.


The Roxburghe Ballads (c. 1630), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

Martin Parker Quotes

In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.

In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.

In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.

In ancient times all things were cheape 'Tis good to look before you leape When come is ripe 'tis time to reape.