What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.

The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.