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Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.