Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

To buy deare is not bounty.

To buy deare is not bounty.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
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But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.