If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.

Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.