The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).

The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.

If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.

If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

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.