We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.

Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.

He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more

He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

All came from, and will goe to others.

All came from, and will goe to others.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.