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He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
