Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.

Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.

To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!

To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!

They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.

They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.

It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

Nothing lasts but the Church.