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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.