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Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.