Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.

Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.

Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.

A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.