Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more

Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.

A little labour, much health.

A little labour, much health.

Check disease in its approach.

Check disease in its approach.

Great businesses turne on a little pinne.

Great businesses turne on a little pinne.

Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.

Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.

He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.

He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.