Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more

Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

Too much of anything is bad.

Too much of anything is bad.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.

He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.

He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.