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

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

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

Pleasure bought with pain does harm.

Pleasure bought with pain does harm.

Better do nothing than do ill.

Better do nothing than do ill.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

The way to good conduct is never too late.

The way to good conduct is never too late.

To a child all weather is cold.

To a child all weather is cold.