He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.

He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more

He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

Never without a shilling in my purse.

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

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

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.