I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

As you sow, so shall you also reap.

As you sow, so shall you also reap.

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our read more

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.