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Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.