Hee that respects not, is not respected.

Hee that respects not, is not respected.

He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.

He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.

They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.