A little and good fills the trencher.

A little and good fills the trencher.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

Let him love none and be by none beloved!

Let him love none and be by none beloved!

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.

A man's destiny is alwayes dark.

A man's destiny is alwayes dark.

Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.

Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.