A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.

It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

I sit within a helmless bark.

I sit within a helmless bark.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.