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I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.