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He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
