Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.

His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.

Sudden friendship, sure repentance.

Sudden friendship, sure repentance.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

God provides for him that trusteth.

God provides for him that trusteth.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.