Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.

Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.

A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.

A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.

To meditate an injury is to commit one.

To meditate an injury is to commit one.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.

No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.

Every ill man hath his ill day.

Every ill man hath his ill day.