There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.

The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.

The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!

Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.