What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.

Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.

If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.

If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

They will swear black is white.

They will swear black is white.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.