Advise none to marry or goe to warre.

Advise none to marry or goe to warre.

Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more

Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.