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Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
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.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.