It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.

In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.

The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.

If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.

If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.