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Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
