What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.

He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.

He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.