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The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
