Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]

The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.

The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.

If music be the food of love, play on.

If music be the food of love, play on.

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

Two ill meales make the third a glutton.

Two ill meales make the third a glutton.

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.