Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

No love is foule, nor prison fair.

No love is foule, nor prison fair.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.