Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.

Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Our content
Is our best having.

Our content
Is our best having.