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.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.

Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.

A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.