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Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.