Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.

Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.

Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.

To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.