So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.

A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.

A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.

The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.