I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

I'll put a spoke among your wheels.

The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.

The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]