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The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
In time comes he whom God sends.
In time comes he whom God sends.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.