When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death.

Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more

'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.