Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?

Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.

Every man has his price.

Every man has his price.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

The faulty stands on his guard.

The faulty stands on his guard.