The river past, and God forgotten.

The river past, and God forgotten.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.

Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.

In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.

Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.