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Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.