Proverbs
of Hell
In
seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Drive
your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
The
road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Prudence
is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
He
who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The
cut worm forgives the plow.
Dip
him in the river who loves water.
A
fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
He
whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Eternity
is in love with the productions of time.
The
busy bee has no time for sorrow.
The
hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom:
no clock can measure.
All
wholsom food is caught without a net or a trap.
Bring
out number weight & measure in a year of dearth.
No
bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
A
dead body, revenges not injuries.
The
most sublime act is to set another before you.
If
the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
Folly
is the cloke of knavery.
Shame
is Prides cloke.
Prisons
are built with stones of Law,
Brothels with bricks of Religion.
Brothels with bricks of Religion.
The
pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The
lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
The
wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
The
nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Excess
of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
The
roaring of lions, the howling of wolves,
the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword,
are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword,
are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
The
fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Joys
impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.
Let
man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.
The
bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The
selfish smiling fool, & the sullen frowning fool,
shall be both thought wise, that they may be a rod.
shall be both thought wise, that they may be a rod.
What
is now proved was once, only imagin'd.
The
rat, the mouse, the fox, the rabbit: watch the roots;
the lion, the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the fruits.
the lion, the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the fruits.
The
cistern contains; the fountain overflows.
One
thought, fills immensity.
Always
be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
Every
thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth.
The
eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted
to learn of the crow.
to learn of the crow.
The
fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
Think
in the morning. Act in the noon.
Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
He
who has suffer'd you to impose on him knows you.
As
the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers.
The
tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
Expect
poison from the standing water.
You
never know what is enough unless you know
what is more than enough.
what is more than enough.
Listen
to the fools reproach! it is a kingly title!
The
eyes of fire, the nostrils of air, the mouth of water,
the beard of earth.
the beard of earth.
The
weak in courage is strong in cunning.
The
apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow,
nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
The
thankful reciever bears a plentiful harvest.
If
others had not been foolish, we should be so.
The
soul of sweet delight, can never be defil'd.
When
thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius,
lift up thy head!
lift up thy head!
As
the catterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on,
so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
To
create a little flower is the labour of ages.
Damn,
braces: Bless relaxes.
The
best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.
Prayers
plow not! Praises reap not!
Joys
laugh not! Sorrows weep not!
The
head Sublime, the heart Pathos, the genitals Beauty, the hands &
feet Proportion.
As
the air to a bird of the sea to a fish,
so is contempt to the contemptible.
so is contempt to the contemptible.
The
crow wish'd every thing was black, the owl,
that every thing was white.
that every thing was white.
Exuberance
is Beauty.
If
the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.
Improvement
makes strait roads, but the crooked
roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
Sooner
murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
Where
man is not nature is barren.
Truth
can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believ'd.
Enough!
or Too much!
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