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Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.