Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

Everything in art is but a copy of nature.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.

Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.

Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.