Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.

Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.