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There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.