Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.

That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.

Hanging and wiving go by destiny.

Hanging and wiving go by destiny.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

Who hath no head, needes no heart.

Who hath no head, needes no heart.

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.