Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.

You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

Nature drawes more then ten teemes.

Nature drawes more then ten teemes.

A Lyons skin is never cheape.

A Lyons skin is never cheape.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.

When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.