Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.

He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.