A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

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.

Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.

Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.