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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
