Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.

The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.

The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.

The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.

Patience revels in misfortunes.

Patience revels in misfortunes.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
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The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.