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The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
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.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.