Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Patience revels in misfortunes.

Patience revels in misfortunes.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.

Idle folks have the most labour.

Idle folks have the most labour.