All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.

The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]

The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!