The Mill gets by going.

The Mill gets by going.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

No pain, no gain.

No pain, no gain.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!

What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.