An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.

Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son
makes him a foole.