The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

Do what you should, not what you may.

Do what you should, not what you may.

It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

The abuse of cabmen in a block.

For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.

For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.