Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.

Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.

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!

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.

I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.