It's more paine to doe nothing then something.

It's more paine to doe nothing then something.

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more

How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.

With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.

The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.