Maxioms by Francis Beaumont And John Fletcher
I'll have a fling.
I'll have a fling.
This is a pretty flimflam.
This is a pretty flimflam.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
No friend's a friend till [he shall] prove a friend.
It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.
It shew'd discretion, the best part of valor.
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where read more
That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the old sages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Deface their ill-placed statues.