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In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
