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Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.