There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.

He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.