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But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.