'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, But to support him after

'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Cease to lament for that thou canst not help; and study help for that which thou lamentest

These feeble and fastidious times

A sceptre snatched with an unruly hand Must be as boisterously maintained as gained, And he that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.