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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
