By that sin fell the angels....

By that sin fell the angels.

I know myself now, and I feel ...

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

My high-blown pride
At ...

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.

O how wretched
Is that ...

O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!

Men's evil manners live in bra...

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

But we are all men
In o...

But we are all men
In our own natures frail.

A fool's bolt is soon shot....

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

There is some soul of goodness...

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.

The fire i' the flint
S...

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

Men shut their doors against t...

Men shut their doors against the setting sun.

O, that men's ears should be

O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

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Ah! when the means are gone t...

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Nothing emboldens sin so much ...

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Who would not wish to be from ...

Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?

What an alteration of honour h...

What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!

Fair ladies mask'd are roses i...

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Come what come may,
Tim...

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

So from that spring, whence co...

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

Present fears
Are less ...

Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.

Win us with honest trifles, to...

Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.