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For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?