May everything he treads upon become a rose!

May everything he treads upon become a rose!

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

A little and good fills the trencher.

A little and good fills the trencher.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.