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Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
