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Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.