The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

To err is human, to forgive, divine.

The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.

The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.

For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

For use almost can change the stamp of nature.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Hope is the poore mans bread.

Hope is the poore mans bread.

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.