The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more

To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

When they can't win in fair fight, they resort to all sorts of
sly tricks.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.

Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.