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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our read more
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
