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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
