Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.

Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.

The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.

The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

Light is that grief which counsel can allay.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.