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Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
