So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.

Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

There are many waies to fame.

There are many waies to fame.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.