Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

Every man can master a grief but he that has it.

Every man can master a grief but he that has it.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.