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A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.