It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.

If the old dog barke he gives counsell.

If the old dog barke he gives counsell.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?

He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.

He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.