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Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
He warmes too neere that burnes.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
