Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Give loosers leave to talke.

Give loosers leave to talke.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Nothing is achieved without toil.

Nothing is achieved without toil.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

But who alas! can love and then be wise?

Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.

Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

In all labour there is profit.

In all labour there is profit.