God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Fortune favours the bold.

Fortune favours the bold.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.

Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.

Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.

Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.