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A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.