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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.