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Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.