A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

The resolved minde hath no cares.

The resolved minde hath no cares.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]

Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.

The weakest goes to the wall.

The weakest goes to the wall.