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The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
 The strongest and the fiercest spirit
 That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.  
 The strongest and the fiercest spirit
 That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.