The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.

Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.