The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

Hope is the poore mans bread.

Hope is the poore mans bread.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.