He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

The body is more drest then the soule.

The body is more drest then the soule.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Nothing can come of nothing.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.

Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.