A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.

The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.

The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more

The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.