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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
