But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.

Gamsters and race-horses never last long.

Gamsters and race-horses never last long.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.

A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.

He that is once borne, once must dy.

He that is once borne, once must dy.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.

Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.