There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

There is no retracing our steps.

There is no retracing our steps.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

None saies his Garner is full.

None saies his Garner is full.

He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more

He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.