Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.

Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.

Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.