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The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
The body is more drest then the soule.
The body is more drest then the soule.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!