My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Whither art thou rushing to destruction?

Whither art thou rushing to destruction?

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.

Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.