With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Heresie is the school of pride.

Heresie is the school of pride.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

The hole calls the thiefe.

The hole calls the thiefe.

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.

Crime requires further crime to conceal it.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.

The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.