Maxioms by Sir Walter Raleigh
Speaking much is a sign of vanity, for he that is lavish with words is a niggard in deed.
Speaking much is a sign of vanity, for he that is lavish with words is a niggard in deed.
No mortal thing can bear so high a price,
But that with mortal thing it may be bought.
No mortal thing can bear so high a price,
But that with mortal thing it may be bought.
So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.
So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lieth.
Passions are likened best to floods and streams,
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.
Passions are likened best to floods and streams,
The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb.
No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.
No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.
