But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.

He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.