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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.