Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.

Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.

Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.

Men at some time are masters of their fates.