I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

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

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

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.

Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.