A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more

Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.

Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.

Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?

Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.

The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.