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His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
