The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

He that tells a secret is anothers servant.

He that tells a secret is anothers servant.

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

I sit within a helmless bark.

I sit within a helmless bark.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.