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Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.