Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.

Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.

The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.