Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.

To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.

Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.

Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.

He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.