Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.

God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.

Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.

The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.