The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but
unremitting toil destroys both.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

In a good house all is quickly ready.

In a good house all is quickly ready.

Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.

Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.