Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

He carries well, to whom it waighes not.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.

Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.

When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!

When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.