Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.

The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.

The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.

The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.