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Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
